The State of Tools

03/24/2004

Do tools matter?
In recent years, tools have taken something of a back seat to languages,
platforms and technology. We thought it seemed like high time to ask a roundtable
of experts if tools continue to matter. -Feb 1

XML is the real thing (taken for
granted)
We asked Uche Ogbuji if XML is not a bigger paradigm shift than we imagined,
and wondered just how much XML is influencing the future course of development.
- Feb 3

Garone on the "New middleware"
What exactly should those developing solutions view as “middleware”? The
answer lies in an understanding of how vendors are approaching the software
stack as a means of implementing SOA, says expert Steve Garone -Feb 1